Protected: Albania: KESH reserved the assets for winter electricity imports

Albanian electricity production reached 2,361 GWh in Q2 2026, up 34.4% year on year from 1,757 GWh. The quarterly increase was supported by higher output from hydropower and by growth in renewable generation outside conventional hydro and thermal power. Hydropower...

Albania has formally opened its electricity market to battery storage and aggregation, establishing regulatory groundwork for a more flexible system as solar generation grows in a hydro-dominated power sector. The Electricity Sector Law 59/2026 recognises storage and aggregation as...

Albania and North Macedonia entered the definitive CBAM period with sharply different electricity-market positions. Their respective borders with Greece now illustrate the competitive divide between hydro-based and fossil-intensive power systems. Albania averaged €88.6/MWh in Q2 2026, while Greece averaged €90.2/MWh. The price spread...